WashingtonRepublican Thomas Massie will force a Hegseth impeachment vote.
Republicans blame the Iran war for Tuesday’s midterm rout, and Hegseth championed it.
A House majority takes 218 votes and Democrats hold 214, but conviction needs 67 senators, so at least 11 Republicans.
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday, “Pete Hegseth has done a fantastic job.”
Polymarket traders give Hegseth’s exit by 31 December a 50% chance, up 15 points in a week.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide
- The Hill
- pairs Hegseth's 'sham articles' rebuttal with Massie's warning that Democratic control will bring 'hearings & trials'
- News18 leans critical
- leads with Vance and Trump conceding the Iran war cost the GOP the midterms, Trump calling it 'largely true'
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- maps the Senate hurdle: House Democrats can adopt articles, but conviction needs Republicans, who may push Hegseth out instead
- South China Morning Post
- foregrounds Hegseth's $350bn defence funding demand and vow to press Trump's agenda against a 'lame duck' Congress
Sources: The Hill, News18, Al Jazeera Online, South China Morning Post